“Like each of my 27 predecessors, I am a career diplomat. However, unlike my 27 predecessors, as you can see, I am a woman; I am the first woman to be the Ambassador of France to Canada.”. Kareen Rispal

" I have arrived at an ideal moment, as Emmanuel Macron’s France and Justin Trudeau’s Canada share the same agenda on a number of different subjects in an uncertain world.". Kareen Rispal

"My priorities, as they were established for me by the President of the Republic: innovation, youth mobility, the climate, the Canada-European Union free trade agreement, the G7, and, of course, the Francophonie." Kareen Rispal